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Proverbs 14:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 14 · verse 4
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.Proverbs 14:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 14:4 in context
2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- increasetᵉbûwʼâhincomeH8393 →
- strengthkôachvigor, literally or figurativelyH3581 →
- cleanbarbelovedH1249 →
- oxenʼelepha familyH504 →
- cribʼêbûwça manger or stallH18 →
- muchrôbabundanceH7230 →
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Note, 1. The neglect of husbandry is the way to poverty: Where no oxen are, to till the ground and tread out the corn, the crib is empty, is clean; there is no straw for the cattle, and consequently no bread for the service of man. Scarcity is represented by cleanness of teeth, Amo 4:6.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary